Acoustic Guitar Shapes

[sharkcutup]

It isn't a full-blown gadget, just a LUA script. I took basic measurements of various acoustic guitar body shapes and set up the LUA script to create the bezier curves using ratios or percentages. This allowed me to experiment with the shapes using more of a mathematical approach.

It assumes the project is 24x24 with the XY datum position in the center of the material. It is set up to do one body design, but I have other shapes in the comment section.
To run the script:
1. Open a new project 24x24x0.5 with the XY datum position in the center of the material
2. open the LUA script using Notepad or Notepad++, or some other script editor
3. In Notepad Select all the text of the LUA script using Edit/Select All or <ctrl>A
4. In VCarve or Aspire select Edit/Paste or <ctrl>V

I've attached a ZIP file with the LUA script and a CRV job with 5 different shapes with the associated molds, forms, and spreaders for the waist and upper and lower bouts.

Hello Randall,

I have taken the liberty of adding a Body Style Selection Menu Interface for Your Gadget so that the User does not have to go into the Code to change the Body Style. The only drawback to it is does not have the capability as yet to select more than one body style at a time as with Stephen's Method within the code. I will be going back to the code to see if I can workout the parameters for selecting more than one body style.

Here is a Sneak Peek of the User Body Style Selection Menu Interface.

After looking over this Thread in more Detail I have found I have actually used Stephen's re-write (DrawGuitarOOP.lua) in adding a Body Style Selection Menu Interface to it. So You might say it is now a Forum Community Effort!

Sharkcutup

[Rcnewcomb]

So You might say it is now a Forum Community Effort!

Kewl! It has become Open Source